Monday, April 11, 2005

RANDOM ROUND-UP

2. I always joke with Sharon that Design Within Reach should really be named Design Out of Reach since who really can afford to spend $850 for a wall clock? That's when S pointed me to Design W/O Reach which shows you how to make one of these clocks out of tootsie pops. (We like tootsie pops around here, for obvious reasons).

3. Look, I like Star Wars as much as the next guy...it was a formative film in my own life...but sometimes, I'm embarassed to share my fandom with folks like these. Where's Triumph the Insult Dog when you need him? (Ok, even I have to admit, though the rumors are that Ep III is potentially worse than its two predecessors...the trailer is rather fire.)

4. Asian Americans have complained about white actors playing Asians in yellowface...but what do you do when the complaint is Chinese playing in Japanface?